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California Melodies
Les Paul & His Trio
California Melodies
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Rock
 
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Private Lester William Polsfuss (a.k.a. Les Paul) reporting for duty on the Armed Forces Radio Service! This is Les fresh out of the Army with the classic Trio of Cal Gooden, Clint Nordquist and Tommy Todd, performing with...  more »

     
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All Artists: Les Paul & His Trio
Title: California Melodies
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Collector's Choice
Original Release Date: 1/1/2000
Re-Release Date: 12/9/2003
Album Type: Extra tracks, Original recording reissued, Original recording remastered
Genres: Jazz, Pop, Rock
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 617742039023, 0617742039023

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Private Lester William Polsfuss (a.k.a. Les Paul) reporting for duty on the Armed Forces Radio Service! This is Les fresh out of the Army with the classic Trio of Cal Gooden, Clint Nordquist and Tommy Todd, performing with the Frank DeVol Orchestra on the California Melodies program that aired on the AFRS from June to October 1944 (plus some bonus tracks from the Elgin?s Watch Christmas Party Special and two episodes of the Andy Russell Show). Les is not a superstar yet?the hits started coming about two years later?but one listen to his guitar-playing here and you know it won?t be long. An hour of unreleased material in great sound with notes?a Collectors? Choice Music exclusive! Includes Begin the Beguine; Dark Eyes; All of Me; Andante Cantabile; Oh, Lady Be Good; Brazil; I Never Knew; For You; Limehouse Blues; Song of the Islands; Forty Days and Forty Nights; Way Down Yonder in New Orleans; Out of Nowhere; I?ve Been Working on the Railroad; It Had to Be You; Ain?t Misbehavin?; Caravan; Danger, Men at Work; Blue Skies, and (Back Home Again in) Indiana.